Construction has now started on this Vaux site project

Construction work has started on Sunderland’s new Eye Infirmary, shifting away from Queen Alexandra Road to the Vaux Site.

The new £48 million project will replace the aging facility towards Grangetown and consolidate jobs and people into Sunderland City Centre.

As stated by the NHS trust website: “The current facilities on Queen Alexandra Road in the South East of the City are now over 75 years old with a costly and aging infrastructure that does not reflect the world class treatment and outstanding NHS care taking place inside. Building a brand new, fit-for-purpose Eye Hospital has long been part of the Trust’s strategic ambitions and has now been made possible thanks to partnership working with Sunderland City Council.

The new Eye Hospital will stand alongside The Beam; City Hall, which is nearing completion, and two further commercial properties that are being developed as part of Legal & General’s £100m commitment to the site.”